Blood Gas w/Lactate,VEN
General Information
- Lab Name
- Blood Gas w/Lactate,VEN
- Lab Code
- VGLAC
- Epic Name
- Blood Gas, Venous, w/ Lact
- Components
-
Code Name SPDESC Specimen Description VPH pH, VEN VPCO2 pCO2, VEN VPO2 pO2, VEN VHCO3 Bicarbonate, VEN VOSAT O2 Saturation, VEN BVEXS Base Excess, Blood, VEN BVDEFC Base Deficit, Blood, VEN WVLAC L_ Lactate, Venous Whole Blood
Interpretation
- Method
Electrochemistry; Spectrophotometry
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Venous blood
- Collection
-
Venous blood collected into a balanced heparinized syringe such as the 2 mL Radiometer PicoTM or 3 mL Smiths Portex Pro-Vent syringes.
- Handling Instructions
Needles must be removed from syringes and replaced with caps before sending to the lab. No air bubbles. Transport to Lab Immediately.
Note: The Laboratory MUST assay specimen within 30 minutes of blood collection.
- Quantity
-
Requested: Full Syringe
Minimum: half of a full syinge
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Login as STAT and take to Blood Gas Bench Immediately
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Whole Blood(CHW)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
-
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133UW-MT Chemistry, Blood Gas
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 82803, 83605
- LOINC
- 18767-4